Presenters: Post-doctoral fellows, graduate students, and undergraduates from Northwestern University
Attendees: Open to all.
What:
Applied Research Day (ARD) is a university-wide research poster forum showcasing some of the world class research being performed at Northwestern (last year's posters). One of the primary goals of ARD is to enhance collaboration and exchange of ideas across the different departments and schools at Northwestern. Cash prizes will be awarded for outstanding poster presentations.
Judging criteria for posters can be found here. Presenters will also be given the opportunity to speak with a faculty mentor about the translational aspects of their work before the event. Mentoring details will be emailed to presenters after registering.
Why participate:
- Learn about technology transfer and commercialization of research
- Meet and network with students from different disciplines, with the opportunity to form teams for the NU Venture Challenge
- Support and recognize the students and postdocs who are involved with exciting research here at Northwestern
- Network with researchers
- Over $1000 in prizes
- Win the opportunity to meet with a venture capitalist
When:
Tuesday, November, 13, 2007
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM: Check-in and registration
- 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Opening (Ryan Auditorium)
- Opening remarks by Dean Ottino
- 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM: Poster session #1
- 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM: Poster session #2
- Light refreshments available throughout poster sessions
- 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM: Dinner and guest speakers
- Andrew Cittadine - CEO of American BioOptics
Dean Ho - Professor at Northwestern University - 6:30 PM: Announcement of winners
Where:
Technological Institute on Northwestern's Evanston Campus
How:
Registration is required for presenters.
Registration is optional but recommended for attendees.
All registration is now closed, please register at the event.
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